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3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, you alone, have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.

5 Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.

6 You desire truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have crushed rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you. 14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.

15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise. 16 For you have no delight in sacrifice;
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased. 17 The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, 19 then you will delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

Morning Psalm 148

1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights! 2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his host!

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created. 6 He established them forever and ever;
he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps, 8 fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling his command!

9 Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars! 10 Wild animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds!

11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth! 12 Young men and women alike,
old and young together!

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his glory is above earth and heaven. 14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his faithful,
for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!

First Reading Joshua 4:19-5:1, 10-15

19The people came up
out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month,
and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho.
20Those twelve stones,
which they had taken out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in
Gilgal, 21saying to the
Israelites, "When your children ask their parents in
time to come, 'What do these stones mean?'
22then you shall let
your children know, 'Israel crossed over the Jordan
here on dry ground.' 23For the LORD your God dried up
the waters of the Jordan for you until you crossed over,
as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried
up for us until we crossed over, 24so that all the peoples of the
earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and
so that you may fear the LORD your God forever."

1When all the kings of
the Amorites beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the
kings of the Canaanites by the sea, heard that the LORD
had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the Israelites
until they had crossed over, their hearts melted, and
there was no longer any spirit in them, because of the
Israelites.

10While the Israelites
were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the
evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains
of Jericho. 11On the
day after the passover, on that very day, they ate the
produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain.
12The manna ceased on
the day they ate the produce of the land, and the
Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the
land of Canaan that year.

13Once when Joshua was
by Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing before
him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went to him
and said to him, "Are you one of us, or one of our
adversaries?" 14He
replied, "Neither; but as commander of the army of
the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his
face to the earth and worshiped, and he said to him,
"What do you command your servant, my lord?"
15The commander of the
army of the LORD said to Joshua, "Remove the sandals
from your feet, for the place where you stand is
holy." And Joshua did so.

Second Reading Romans 12:9-21

9Let love be genuine;
hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good;
10love one another with
mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.
11Do not lag in zeal,
be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12Rejoice in hope, be patient in
suffering, persevere in prayer. 13Contribute to the needs of the
saints; extend hospitality to strangers.

14Bless those who
persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice,
weep with those who weep. 16Live in harmony with one another;
do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not
claim to be wiser than you are. 17Do not repay anyone evil for
evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of
all. 18If it is
possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably
with all. 19Beloved,
never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of
God; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will
repay, says the Lord." 20No, "if your enemies are
hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them
something to drink; for by doing this you will heap
burning coals on their heads." 21Do not be overcome by evil, but
overcome evil with good.

Gospel Reading Matthew 26:17-25

17On the first day of
Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying,
"Where do you want us to make the preparations for
you to eat the Passover?" 18He said, "Go into the city
to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says,
My time is near; I will keep the Passover at your house
with my disciples.'" 19So the disciples did as Jesus had
directed them, and they prepared the Passover meal.

20When it was evening,
he took his place with the twelve; 21and while they were eating, he
said, "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray
me." 22And they
became greatly distressed and began to say to him one
after another, "Surely not I, Lord?"
23He answered,
"The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with
me will betray me. 24The Son of Man goes as it is
written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of
Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one
not to have been born."25Judas, who betrayed him, said,
"Surely not I, Rabbi?" He replied, "You
have said so."

Evening Psalm 142

1 With my voice I cry to the LORD;
with my voice I make supplication to the LORD. 2 I pour out my complaint before him;
I tell my trouble before him. 3 When my spirit is faint,
you know my way.

In the path where I walk
they have hidden a trap for me. 4 Look on my right hand and see —
there is no one who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for me.

5 I cry to you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.” 6 Give heed to my cry,
for I am brought very low.

Save me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me. 7 Bring me out of prison,
so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.

Evening Psalm 65

1 Praise is due to you,
O God, in Zion;
and to you shall vows be performed, 2 O you who answer prayer!
To you all flesh shall come. 3 When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us,
you forgive our transgressions. 4 Happy are those whom you choose and bring near
to live in your courts.
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
your holy temple.

5 By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance,
O God of our salvation;
you are the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas. 6 By your strength you established the mountains;
you are girded with might. 7 You silence the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
the tumult of the peoples. 8 Those who live at earth’s farthest bounds are awed by your signs;
you make the gateways of the morning and the evening shout for joy.

9 You visit the earth and water it,
you greatly enrich it;
the river of God is full of water;
you provide the people with grain,
for so you have prepared it. 10 You water its furrows abundantly,
settling its ridges,
softening it with showers,
and blessing its growth. 11 You crown the year with your bounty;
your wagon tracks overflow with richness. 12 The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
the hills gird themselves with joy, 13 the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
the valleys deck themselves with grain,
they shout and sing together for joy.